Terms of use

Please carefully read these terms of use (“Terms of Use”) before you use this site (“Site”) of Asia Cornerstone Asset Management Company Limited (“Asia Cornerstone”).  Asia Cornerstone (CE No. BEJ381) is a company licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) to carry on Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities.  This Site has not been reviewed, approved or endorsed by the SFC or any regulator in Hong Kong or elsewhere.

Use of this Site is governed by these Terms of Use.  If you do not agree with the following conditions of use, please exit this Site.  By using or accessing any information on this Site, your consent to these Terms of Use as well as any subsequent updates or amendments thereof will be deemed as given.  You should therefore periodically visit this Site to review the current Terms of Use to which you are bound.

This Site is only suitable to the Professional Investors (as defined under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571)). If you are not the Professional Investors, please do not browse and read any content of this Site. However, if you decide to continue browsing, reading or perusing this Site, please seek professional advice in relation to its potential legal consequences on you. Asia Cornerstone shall not be liable for this arising therefrom. The decision to browse, read or peruse the content of this Site is entirely a decision of your own.

Site content

The information contained in this Site is current as at the date of publication only and Asia Cornerstone reserves all rights with respect to this Site, including without limitation the right to revise or withdraw any information from time to time without notice.

Certain aspects of this Site have been prepared by persons other than Asia Cornerstone, and other websites that may be accessed from this Site by links are entirely independent of this Site.  The inclusion of any acknowledgment of a website, identification of any person or entity in this Site, or any link to another person or entity shall not, in any manner, be construed as an introduction, recommendation or endorsement by Asia Cornerstone of such person’s or entity’s website, products, services or contributions to this Site.

Third party content is provided for informational purposes only and any access and usage of such content is at your own risk.

Consequently, Asia Cornerstone does not guarantee or ensure the accuracy, completeness, currency or authenticity of any site content, site functionality or your transmission of any site content from this Site to you.

Use of site

All site content is for information purposes only and none of it has taken into account the personal conditions or circumstances of any specific person.  No aspect of this Site shall constitute an offer, solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell products or services of Asia Cornerstone, its affiliates, its group companies, or any other third parties.  Any examples given on this Site are generic, hypothetical and for illustration purposes.  This Site shall not be solely used, or solely relied upon, by you to make investment decisions.  You are advised to seek independent investment and/or professional advice.  Asia Cornerstone is not an independent intermediary as it receives fees, commissions or other benefits from its affiliates or other third parties, which may include product issuers.

This Site does not, and it is not intended to, provide any investment, financial, insurance, legal, accounting or tax advice, and shall not be relied upon by you in that regard. In case of doubt, you shall seek independent professional advice forthwith.

Not all the products and services of Asia Cornerstone are available in all geographic regions.  The products and services are available only in jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for subscription and sale.  All products and services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable documents including the relevant product constitutive documents, Private Placement Memorandum, Risks Disclosure Statements and Key Fact Statements.

You agree that your use of this Site shall be on an “as is” basis entirely at your own risk without warranty of any kind either express or implied.  Neither Asia Cornerstone, nor any of its affiliates, its group companies, nor any officers, directors, employees, agents and consultants thereof, nor any other person associated with the creation of this Site or its content, shall be liable or responsible to you and any other person for any harm, loss or damage that may arise in any connection with your use or access of this Site, including without limitation any direct, indirect, special, third party, punitive or consequential damages.  Without limiting the foregoing, Asia Cornerstone shall not be responsible for any detrimental reliance that you may place upon this Site or its content whatsoever.

Security

You acknowledge and understand that the internet is not a secure medium where privacy can be ensured, and that complete security and confidentiality over the internet are not possible.  Your confidential use of this Site cannot be guaranteed and you acknowledge that your use of this Site (including information you transmit to this Site) may be subject to access by, or disclosure to, other persons.  This Site may have interruptions or delays in the transmission and receipt of instructions and/or the execution of instructions at prices different from those prevailing at the time of instructions.

Without limiting any other disclaimer herein, Asia Cornerstone shall not be responsible or liable for any harm, loss or damage that you and any other person may suffer in connection with any such interruption, delay, breach of confidentiality or security.

Any use of personal data by Asia Cornerstone shall be subject to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486), and the privacy policy and Personal Information Collection Statement of Asia Cornerstone.

Intellectual property

Names, phrases, logos, icons, graphics, images or designs used throughout this Site may be trade names, registered or unregistered trademarks or services marks (collectively, the “Trademarks”) of Asia Cornerstone, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, its group companies or any other parties.  The display of the Trademarks on this Site is not an implied licence to any third party for use of the Trademarks.

All information on this Site is protected under the copyright laws.  Except as provided on this Site, no one has permission to copy, redistribute, reproduce or republish any information or any part thereof found on this Site, which includes uploading or downloading without the prior written consent of Asia Cornerstone. Any retransmission or alteration of the Trademarks or other form of unauthorized copying may be an infringement of intellectual property rights and a violation of the law and such users may be subject to legal actions.

Governing laws

The laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”) shall govern any use or access of this Site.  You hereby consent and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Hong Kong in any action or proceeding instituted under or related to your use or access of this Site.

Disclaimers

You acknowledge that past performance is not an indicator of future returns and that references to performance on this Site are provided as historical benchmarks only.  The value of any investment may fall as well as rise.  Any forecasts or projections or forward looking statements made whether by Asia Cornerstone or any other party on this Site are not necessarily indicative of future or likely performance.  These statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ.

You are responsible for ensuring that you seek independent investment and/or professional advice, and are appropriately informed about any securities, taxation or other legislation or law that could affect your investment decisions.

The information on this Site is intended for the Professional Investors in Hong Kong and is for information and reference only.  If you are accessing this Site from a jurisdiction outside Hong Kong, you are responsible for compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of your own jurisdiction, and at the sole discretion of Asia Cornerstone, your application and instructions may be rejected without any reasons given.

In case of discrepancies between the English and Chinese versions of this Site, the English version shall always prevail.

1 August 2020